| Bug #1422 | Passwords containing the character "$" fails authentication when connecting. | ||
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| Submitted: | 28 Sep 2003 18:51 | Modified: | 29 Sep 2003 2:30 |
| Reporter: | Danny Webster | Email Updates: | |
| Status: | Not a Bug | Impact on me: | |
| Category: | MySQL Server: MyISAM storage engine | Severity: | S3 (Non-critical) |
| Version: | 3.23.54 | OS: | Linux (Linux, Red Hat 9.0) |
| Assigned to: | CPU Architecture: | Any | |
[29 Sep 2003 2:30]
Georg Richter
Sorry, but the bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Your problem is not the result of a bug. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using MySQL products, please visit http://www.mysql.com/support/ Thank you for your interest in MySQL. Please note the diffrence between: $passwd = 'golf$ball' (golf$ball) $passwd = "golf$ball" (golf) if $ball is empty or unassigned If this doesn't fix your problem please open a new bug report on http://bugs.php.net with a short repeatable testcase/script.
Description: When choosing a password for a user, if the "$" character is used, the database is unreachable when using a mysql_connect($host, $user, $password); command. Only a mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', 'goof$ball'); command will permit access to the database. How to repeat: When setting a password for a user, make use of the "$" character. Attempt to connect via a php statement employing variables and connection will be denied. Suggested fix: Alter the way the password string is processed when passed via a variable to match the way a password literal is processed.